ghettoize
English
Alternative forms
- ghettoise
Etymology
ghetto + -ize
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛtoʊaɪz/, [ˈɡɛɾoʊ̯aɪ̯z]
Verb
ghettoize (third-person singular simple present ghettoizes, present participle ghettoizing, simple past and past participle ghettoized)
- (transitive) To put (someone) in a ghetto, or to isolate as if in a ghetto.
- (transitive) To make (a place) into a ghetto, or to add the characteristics of a ghetto.